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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 321103
- Pincode
- 741158
- Post office
- Shikarpur (Nadia)
- Population
- 475
- Households
- 116
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Sex ratio
- 955 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 153
Census 2011 · in context
How Dahakula compares
By population, Dahakula ranks #54 of 72 villages in Karimpur - I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.2%
+1.4% vs mandal average
- Dahakula
- 60.2%
- Karimpur - I mandal
- 58.8%
- Nadia district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+17 vs mandal average
- Dahakula
- 955
- Karimpur - I mandal
- 938
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Dahakula
- 4.1
- Karimpur - I mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dahakula at a glance
Dahakula is a village of 475 people in 116 households (Census 2011) in Karimpur - I block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 54th-largest of 72 villages in Karimpur - I block. Literacy is 60%, 1 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 741158, served by Shikarpur (Nadia) post office; the LGD village code is 321103. The village votes in Tehatta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subrata Kabiraj. The population is estimated at 560 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Shikarpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahakula · this village | 475 | 60% | — |
| Baruipara · Karimpur - I | 9,942 | 59% | — |
| Jot Darpanarayan · Karimpur - I | 2,825 | 57% | — |
| Gandina · Karimpur - I | 1,824 | 50% | — |
| Fulkhali · Karimpur - I | 1,783 | 55% | — |
| Beldanga · Karimpur - I | 1,736 | 53% | — |
| Charalkhali · Karimpur - I | 1,122 | 58% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dahakula
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 63.87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 45
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dahakula
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dahakula
- LGD code
- 321103
- Pincode
- 741158
- Post office
- Shikarpur (Nadia)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 475
- Population (projected 2026)
- 560
- Households
- 116
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 955
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Krishnanagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tehatta
- Member of Parliament
- Mahua Moitra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Subrata Kabiraj
- Block / Mandal
- Karimpur - I
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 741158
- BaruiparaKarimpur - I mandal9,942 pop
- Kechua DangaKarimpur - I mandal7,191 pop
- AnandapurKarimpur - I mandal4,081 pop
- Uttar TajpurKarimpur - I mandal3,035 pop
- Jot DarpanarayanKarimpur - I mandal2,825 pop
- GandinaKarimpur - I mandal1,824 pop
- FulkhaliKarimpur - I mandal1,783 pop
- BeldangaKarimpur - I mandal1,736 pop
- RukanpurKarimpur - I mandal1,211 pop
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Other villages named Dahakula
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dahakula
Other villages in Karimpur - I mandal
View all 60+ →- Andhar Kotha
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- Patabukahuda
- Kechua Danga
- Jamserpur
- Senpara
- Madhugari
- Sundalpur
- Tarapur
- Gabrudanga
- Durlabhpur
- Anandapur
- Pipulbaria
- Muktadaha
- Harekrishnapur
- Jayrampur
- Arabpur
- Uttar Tajpur
- Gopalpur
- Gopalpara
- Jot Darpanarayan
- Paiksa
- Kuchaidanga
- Madhaya Gopalpur
- Takipur
- Uttar Krishnapur
- Abhaypur
- Dhanerpara
- Ber Ramchandrapur
- Gandina
- Fulkhali
- Majlispur
- Sekh Parameghna
- Gauripur
- Beldanga
- Mollahad
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)